Lilly and Turtle at 5 Months

Our little girl continues to grow like crazy. It's amazing to see how much she changes from month to month. She is getting really good at pushing herself up when laying on her stomach however she doesn't like to spend too much time like that. She is happiest first thing in the morning. We are greeted with a giant smile when we get her up every morning. She continues to giggle more and more. She can't sit on her own yet, but she does great sitting up with our support. She likes to hang out in the bumbo seat and baby jumper at daycare.

Too wiggly and rolling off the turtle 

On her way off

Washburn Homecoming

Last weekend we made the trek up to Washburn for the Washburn Homecoming. It's kind of like an all town reunion that takes place every 5 years. We had a great time wandering around Washburn, watching the parade, hanging out with Grandma and Grandpa, meeting up with some friends, watching the fireworks, and going out in the boat.

We exhausted Lilly by keeping her out and about and making her stay up past her bedtime. She did great but I think she was ready to come home by the end of the weekend. I'm sure she was looking forward to going back to daycare so she could get some rest.

We had a great time with Grandma and Grandpa having fun in the sun.

Queen of the bed

Morning outside on the deck with Grandma

Cooling off on the cold leather couch

Hanging out in the shade with Grandpa

Watching the parade 

Beautiful evening walk down to the lake 

Great to see some good friends

Not a huge fan of the life jacket 

Sucking on the shoulder strap is very calming 

First time in Lake Superior was a shock

Once you get used to the water it was fun

Loving the water 

Flying fun with Daddy

Every trip through Mercer deserves a stop by the loon

Happy 4th of July!

Lilly & Turtle at 4 Months

Lilly continues to grow like crazy. She is now 2 feet tall and 13 lbs 8 oz. She is a very happy little girl and has started giggling and laughing this month. Her giggle is one of the best sounds ever and it is so infectious. She also continues to be quite the chatterbox.

She rolled from her back to her stomach the other day. She wasn't super excited when she got to her stomach because she doesn't particularly enjoy laying on her stomach. She has only done it the one time but I imagine that it will happen again very soon because she has been spending more time on her side lately.

Father's Day.

This was my first Father's Day as a Dad, and Lilly surprised me with a gift she made at daycare! I got really excited about it, and it put a big smile on my face. Lilly is so thoughtful already.

First Cold

I assumed that Lilly would get a cold shortly after starting daycare but I didn't think that it would happen in just a week. Lilly has now had her first cold. Exactly a week after starting daycare she got pretty congested. Luckily it didn't seem to bother her but she didn't sleep too sound and it was hard for her to eat in the morning. We used the snot sucker on her and got some big boogers out. She didn't seem to mind it too bad. When I picked her up Wednesday her right eye was red, swollen, and oozing yellow goo. That didn't seem to bother her either but she did look a little pathetic. I took her to the doctor Thursday morning and she got her first prescription of eye drops.

As of today she seems to be on the mend. I didn't have to suck her nose this morning and she didn't have trouble eating. Hopefully we can make it longer than a week before she gets her next cold. I always thought that kids were walking germs but it has now been confirmed that they are in fact covered in germs.

Lilly and Turtle at 3 Months

This month has been an exciting month for Lilly. She smiles a lot and she seems to be smiling at us and our voices. That's exciting for Tony and I because I think she finally knows us! She has found her hands and loves putting them in her mouth. She started out with just her right hand, but she has discovered her left hand as well so now they both go in her mouth. She's trying really hard to get them both to fit but her mouth just doesn't seem big enough yet. Along with sucking on her hands a bunch comes a lot of spit. She is really good at blowing bubbles and has begun drooling a lot. The spots that are on Tony and my shoulders can most likely be dried spit.

She is looking at objects now. She has a mobile above her Mamaroo that she stared at for a couple of days. After giving it a good stare down, she finally reached up and touched it. Now she touches it and knocks it around all the time. She started out touching it with just her right hand and after a couple of days she used her left hand.

She has turned into a little chatterbox. She makes fun noises all the time and loves to tell us stories. When she gets really excited she squeals and kicks her legs really fast. It's pretty cute!

She loves being outside. She seems happiest when we are outside and she is sitting in our arms looking out at the world. The first few times we brought her outside she didn't like when wind would blow in her face but now she loves it. The other day was a windy day and she smiled and giggled every time the wind would blow on her face.

Probably one of the most exciting changes has been she is sleeping through the night!! We put her to bed around 8:00 and she sleeps until 6:00 or 7:00. I hear her wake up sometimes at night but she usually makes a few noises and then falls back to sleep.

With this 3 month milestone comes another change. Three months means I have had to go back to work which means Lilly has started daycare. Yesterday was Lilly's first day at daycare and my first day back to work. I cried dropping her off, my whole drive to work, and a few times during my work day. When I picked her up at the end of the day they said she did great. I think her day was much better than mine. Every day when we pick her up they provide us with a report card that tells us what time she ate and how much, what time her diaper was changed and whether it was wet or poopy, and what time she took a nap and when she woke up. Today's card said that she painted a sun with her feet! I haven't seen the picture yet but I saw the evidence of paint on her little toes. I'm excited that she is getting to do activities like that. I think that she's going to do great at daycare and I'm sure she'll make lots of new friends. I'm hoping in another week it will get easier for me to drop her off.

She's rolling off the turtle here